DECANTER MAGAZINE: THE VINO NOBILE 2021 GRACCIANO DELLA SETA IS THE BEST
We are proud to announce that Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta‘s Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2021 was awarded with 93 points by Decanter Magazine.
The international wine writer and educator Michaela Morris has granted it as the best Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in her report “Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2021 – Vintage snapshot & 15 top picks”.
This acknowledgement brings great satisfaction to the Della Seta Family as well as the entire staff at Gracciano.
The whole article may be read here →
THE WINE: Vino Nobile diMontepulciano D.O.C.G
Soil type: Silty-clay
Varieties: Prugnolo Gentile 90%, Merlot 10%
Growing system: guyot and spur pruning
Harvesting period: first 2 weeks of October
Harvesting: by hand
Wine making process: Fermentation and maceration on the skins in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature (28° C) with local yeasts for about 20-25 days and daily pumping over
Ageing : 18 months in 3,5 and 5hl French oak tonneaux (first, second and third passage) (40%) and in 25hl French and Slavonian oak casks (60%)
Colour: Bright ruby red
Nose: Intense, complex, delicate, fruity with hints of cherry, morello, plum, violet and slightly spicy
Palate: Dry, with pleasantly acid notes, well integrated tannins, sapid, balanced, intense, persistent, elegant, with a fruity finish
Serving suggestions: Traditional dishes: roasts, game and mature cheeses.
THE PRODUCER:
The Gracciano Estate is one of the oldest wineries in the Montepulciano region.
In the beginning of the 19th century, Gracciano was owned by the Svetoni family who built the Villa and created the Italian-style gardens that surround it. With over 400 hectares and 22 farms, the very extensive Gracciano Estate also produced a wide variety of typical Tuscan products.
The property was inherited by the current owners, Marco, Vannozza and Galdina della Seta Ferrari Corbelli Greco, through their father Giorgio.
Today, the winery covers roughly 70 hectares of which 20 are vineyards. The vines grow on the clay and silty soil of the Gracciano hills, one of the oldest and most prestigious crus of Montepulciano. Already in 1864 the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano produced by the then Svetoni winery (today Gracciano della Seta Estate) was awarded the first prize at the International Fair of Turin.The cellars of the Gracciano Villa still contain several bottles of wine from exceptional vintage years.
Giorgio della Seta, after working for many years abroad as a manager in a multinational company, decided to return to Tuscany and take up the family Estate. He proceeded to renew the vineyards and build, in 2013, a new winery alongside the traditional unit which is still used for ageing wine in wood.
The winery has always been run by renowned oenologists (such as Nicolò d’Afflitto from 1985 and Beppe Rigoli since 1995) who ensured that the Tenuta di Gracciano produced an excellent Vino Nobile, fully respecting the terroir and using autochthonous vines.
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